Holiday Ginger Cookies

Name: Holiday Ginger Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 1 1/4 cups sugar; 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg; 3 tablespoons molasses; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Frosting; 3 cups powdered sugar; 1/3 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Gingerbread men cookies that can be cut into fun shapes for the holiday season.

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1 hr 40 min

Prep Time

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Ingredients

1 ¹/₄ cups sugar

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

3 tablespoons molasses

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

¹/₂ teaspoon baking soda

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

Frosting

3 cups powdered sugar

¹/₃ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 to 2 tablespoons milk

How to make

STEP 1

Combine sugar, butter, egg, molasses and vanilla in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add all remaining cookie ingredients; beat at low speed until well mixed.
STEP 2

Divide dough in half; wrap in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate 1-2 hours or until firm.
STEP 3

Heat oven to 375°F.
STEP 4

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 4-inch cookie cutter. Place cookies, 1 inch apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 6-9 minutes or until set. Let stand 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
STEP 5

Combine powdered sugar, 1/3 cup butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla in bowl. Beat at low speed, adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency. Decorate cooled cookies with frosting as desired.

Tip #1

- Start a family tradition and bake special holiday gingerbread boys and girls. You can hang them on the tree, make place holders for the table or just gobble them up.